diff --git a/cmd/flags_node.go b/cmd/flags_node.go
index 6cc3919b4e..1dcdc46a27 100644
--- a/cmd/flags_node.go
+++ b/cmd/flags_node.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func ParseNodeFlags(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, network p2p.Network
 	if store == "" {
 		tp := NodeType(ctx)
 		var err error
-		store, err = DefaultNodeStorePath(tp.String(), string(network))
+		store, err = DefaultNodeStorePath(tp.String(), network.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return ctx, err
 		}
diff --git a/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go b/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
index 8399b1b477..fc22e6afad 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/fraud/constructors.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func newFraudService(syncerEnabled bool) func(
 		ds datastore.Batching,
 		network p2p.Network,
 	) (Module, fraud.Service, error) {
-		pservice := fraud.NewProofService(sub, host, hstore.GetByHeight, ds, syncerEnabled, string(network))
+		pservice := fraud.NewProofService(sub, host, hstore.GetByHeight, ds, syncerEnabled, network.String())
 		lc.Append(fx.Hook{
 			OnStart: pservice.Start,
 			OnStop:  pservice.Stop,
diff --git a/nodebuilder/header/module.go b/nodebuilder/header/module.go
index 743f601f4d..41180a0f5f 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/header/module.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/header/module.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config) fx.Option {
 					p2p.WithReadDeadline(cfg.Server.ReadDeadline),
 					p2p.WithMaxRequestSize[p2p.ServerParameters](cfg.Server.MaxRequestSize),
 					p2p.WithRequestTimeout[p2p.ServerParameters](cfg.Server.RequestTimeout),
-					p2p.WithProtocolSuffix[p2p.ServerParameters](string(network)),
+					p2p.WithProtocolSuffix[p2p.ServerParameters](network.String()),
 				}
 			}),
 		fx.Provide(newHeaderService),
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config) fx.Option {
 		)),
 		fx.Provide(fx.Annotate(
 			func(ps *pubsub.PubSub, network modp2p.Network) *p2p.Subscriber[*header.ExtendedHeader] {
-				return p2p.NewSubscriber[*header.ExtendedHeader](ps, header.MsgID, string(network))
+				return p2p.NewSubscriber[*header.ExtendedHeader](ps, header.MsgID, network.String())
 			},
 			fx.OnStart(func(ctx context.Context, sub *p2p.Subscriber[*header.ExtendedHeader]) error {
 				return sub.Start(ctx)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config) fx.Option {
 						p2p.WithDefaultScore(cfg.Client.DefaultScore),
 						p2p.WithRequestTimeout[p2p.ClientParameters](cfg.Client.RequestTimeout),
 						p2p.WithMaxTrackerSize(cfg.Client.MaxPeerTrackerSize),
-						p2p.WithProtocolSuffix[p2p.ClientParameters](string(network)),
+						p2p.WithProtocolSuffix[p2p.ClientParameters](network.String()),
 					}
 				},
 			),
diff --git a/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go b/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
index b13c5d7311..fc37451ec9 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/p2p/network.go
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ func (n Network) Validate() (Network, error) {
 	return n, nil
 }
 
+// String returns string representation of the Network.
+func (n Network) String() string {
+	return string(n)
+}
+
 // networksList is a strict list of all known long-standing networks.
 var networksList = map[Network]struct{}{
 	Arabica: {},
diff --git a/nodebuilder/share/module.go b/nodebuilder/share/module.go
index 64aeabcdfa..1f963b9987 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/share/module.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/share/module.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config, options ...fx.Option) fx.Option
 			fx.Invoke(func(edsSrv *shrexeds.Server, ndSrc *shrexnd.Server) {}),
 			fx.Provide(fx.Annotate(
 				func(host host.Host, store *eds.Store, network modp2p.Network) (*shrexeds.Server, error) {
-					return shrexeds.NewServer(host, store, shrexeds.WithProtocolSuffix(string(network)))
+					return shrexeds.NewServer(host, store, shrexeds.WithProtocolSuffix(network.String()))
 				},
 				fx.OnStart(func(ctx context.Context, server *shrexeds.Server) error {
 					return server.Start(ctx)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config, options ...fx.Option) fx.Option
 					getter *getters.IPLDGetter,
 					network modp2p.Network,
 				) (*shrexnd.Server, error) {
-					return shrexnd.NewServer(host, store, getter, shrexnd.WithProtocolSuffix(string(network)))
+					return shrexnd.NewServer(host, store, getter, shrexnd.WithProtocolSuffix(network.String()))
 				},
 				fx.OnStart(func(ctx context.Context, server *shrexnd.Server) error {
 					return server.Start(ctx)
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config, options ...fx.Option) fx.Option
 			fx.Provide(fullGetter),
 			fx.Provide(
 				func(host host.Host, network modp2p.Network) (*shrexnd.Client, error) {
-					return shrexnd.NewClient(host, shrexnd.WithProtocolSuffix(string(network)))
+					return shrexnd.NewClient(host, shrexnd.WithProtocolSuffix(network.String()))
 				},
 			),
 			fx.Provide(
 				func(host host.Host, network modp2p.Network) (*shrexeds.Client, error) {
-					return shrexeds.NewClient(host, shrexeds.WithProtocolSuffix(string(network)))
+					return shrexeds.NewClient(host, shrexeds.WithProtocolSuffix(network.String()))
 				},
 			),
 			fx.Provide(fx.Annotate(
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func ConstructModule(tp node.Type, cfg *Config, options ...fx.Option) fx.Option
 					return shrexsub.NewPubSub(
 						ctx,
 						h,
-						string(network),
+						network.String(),
 					)
 				},
 			),